The 2016–17 Pro Tour season was the twenty-second season of the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour . It started on 13 August 2016 with Grand Prix Portland and Rimini and ended on 30 July 2017 with the conclusion of Pro Tour Kyoto. The season consisted of 49 Grand Prix and 4 Pro Tours, located in Honolulu, Dublin, Nashville, and Kyoto.[1]
Grand Prix
Magic: The Gathering World Championship
Seattle[7] (1–4 September 2016)
Top 4 playoff
Semifinals
Finals
1
Brian Braun-Duin
3
4
Shouta Yasooka
0
Brian Braun-Duin
3
Márcio Carvalho
1
2
Márcio Carvalho
3
3
Oliver Tiu
1
Final standings
The following twenty-four players received an invitation to the 2016 World Championship due to their performance in the 2015–16 season . They are ordered according to the final standings of the event.
#
Player
Prize
Pro points
Qualified due to
1
Brian Braun-Duin
$70,000
14
2015–16 Grand Prix Player of the Year
2
Márcio Carvalho
$40,000
11
Draft Master
3
Oliver Tiu
$20,000
9
Constructed Master
4
Shouta Yasooka
$20,000
9
Most Pro Points Asia-Pacific
5
Lukas Blohon
$10,000
9
Pro Tour Eldritch Moon winner
6
Luis Scott-Vargas
$10,000
9
Outstanding Hall of Famer
7
Jiachen Tao
$10,000
8
Pro Tour Oath of the Gatewatch winner
8
Seth Manfield
$10,000
8
2015 World Champion
9
Thiago Saporito
$5,000
8
2nd Most Pro Points Latin America
10
Steve Rubin
$5,000
7
Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad winner
11
Mike Sigrist
$5,000
7
5th Most Pro Points of otherwise unqalified
12
Reid Duke
$5,000
7
4th Most Pro Points North America
13
Brad Nelson
$5,000
7
4th Most Pro Points of otherwise unqalified
14
Joel Larsson
$5,000
7
3rd Most Pro Points Europe
15
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
$5,000
7
Most Pro Points Latin America
16
Yuuya Watanabe
$5,000
6
2nd Most Pro Points Asia-Pacific
17
Owen Turtenwald
$2,500
6
2015–16 Player of the Year
18
Ondřej Stráský
$2,500
6
2nd Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
19
Samuel Pardee
$2,500
5
Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
20
Andrea Mengucci
$2,500
5
3rd Most Pro Points of otherwise unqualified
21
Niels Noorlander
$2,500
5
2015 Magic Online Champion
22
Kazuyuki Takimura
$2,500
5
Pro Tour Battle for Zendikar winner
23
Ryoichi Tamada
$2,500
4
3rd Most Pro Points Asia-Pacific
24
Martin Müller
$2,500
3
2nd Most Pro Points Europe
Grand Prix
Pro Tour Kaladesh
Honolulu[12] (14–16 October 2016)
Prize pool: $250,000
Format: Standard, Booster Draft
Top 8
Quarterfinals Stage 1
Quarterfinals Stage 2
Semifinals
Final
1
Makis Matsoukas
Bye
Makis Matsoukas
Bye
Makis Matsoukas
1
Carlos Romão
3
4
Matthew Nass
Bye
Matthew Nass
0
Carlos Romão
3
5
Carlos Romão
3
8
Joey Manner
1
Carlos Romão
1
Shouta Yasooka
3
6
Ben Hull
3
7
Lee Shi Tian
1
Ben Hull
3
Pierre Dagen
0
Bye
3
Pierre Dagen
Ben Hull
1
Shouta Yasooka
3
Bye
Shouta Yasooka
Bye
2
Shouta Yasooka
Final standings
Place
Player
Prize
Pro Points
Comment
1
Shouta Yasooka
$50,000
31
4th final day, 2nd Pro Tour win
2
Carlos Romão
$20,000
27
2nd final day
3
Makis Matsoukas
$15,000
23
Pro Tour debut
4
Ben Hull
$15,000
23
Pro Tour debut
5
Pierre Dagen
$10,000
19
2nd final day
6
Matthew Nass
$10,000
19
7
Lee Shi Tian
$5,000
15
5th final day
8
Joey Manner
$5,000
15
Pro Player of the year standings
Grand Prix
World Magic Cup
Rotterdam (18–20 November 2016)
Top 8
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
1
Belgium
2
8
Panama
0
Belgium
2
Italy
0
4
Australia
1
5
Italy
2
Belgium
0
Greece
2
3
Greece
2
6
Ukraine
0
Greece
2
Belarus
0
2
Finland
1
7
Belarus
2
Final standings
Pro Player of the year standings
Grand Prix
Pro Tour Aether Revolt
Dublin[26] (3–5 February 2017)
Prize pool: $250,000
Format: Standard, Booster Draft
Top 8
Quarterfinals Stage 1
Quarterfinals Stage 2
Semifinals
Final
Bye
Márcio Carvalho
Bye
1
Márcio Carvalho
Márcio Carvalho
3
Donald Smith
1
4
Donald Smith
Bye
Donald Smith
3
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
2
5
Jan Ksandr
2
8
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
3
Márcio Carvalho
2
Lucas Esper Berthoud
3
6
Martin Jůza
0
7
Eduardo Sajgalik
3
Eduardo Sajgalik
3
Liu Yuchen
2
Bye
3
Liu Yuchen
Eduardo Sajgalik
2
Lucas Esper Berthoud
3
2
Lucas Esper Berthoud
Bye
Lucas Esper Berthoud
Bye
Final standings
Place
Player
Prize
Pro Points
Team
Comment
1
Lucas Esper Berthoud
$50,000
31
DEXThird
2
Márcio Carvalho
$20,000
27
DEX Army
3rd Final day
3
Donald Smith
$15,000
23
Lingering Souls
4
Eduardo Sajgalik
$15,000
23
MTG Mint Card
2nd Final day
5
Liu Yuchen
$10,000
19
6
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
$10,000
19
Channel Fireball Ice
11th Final day
7
Jan Ksandr
$5,000
15
8
Martin Jůza
$5,000
15
Channel Fireball Fire
3rd Final day
Pro Player of the year standings
Team Series standing
Rank
Team
Members
Pro Points
1
MTG Mint Card
Lee Shi Tian
Jason Chung
49
Huang Hao-Shan
Kelvin Chew
Eduardo Sajgalik
Nam Sung-wook
2
Musashi
Kentaro Yamamoto
Yuuya Watanabe
49
Ken Yukuhiro
Yuuki Ichikawa
Teruya Kakumae
Shouta Yasooka
3
Face to Face Games
Alexander Hayne
Samuel Pardee
44
Steve Rubin
Jacob Wilson
Ivan Floch
Oliver Tiu
4
DEXThird
Felipe Valdivia
Patrick Fernandes
43
Cristian Cespedes
Jose Luis Echeverria
João Lucas Caparroz
Lucas Esper Berthoud
5
Lingering Souls
Shaheen Soorani
Chris Fennell
40
Travis Woo
Andreas Ganz
Ashraf Abou Omar
Donald Smith
Grand Prix
Pro Tour Amonkhet
Nashville (12–14 May 2017)
Prize pool: $250,000
Format: Standard, Booster Draft
Top 8
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
1
Chris Fennel
0
8
Yuuya Watanabe
3
Yuuya Watanabe
3
Martin Müller
0
4
Christian Calcano
0
5
Martin Müller
3
Yuuya Watanabe
1
Gerry Thompson
3
3
Marc Tobiasch
1
6
Gerry Thompson
3
Gerry Thompson
3
Ken Yukuhiro
1
2
Ken Yukuhiro
3
7
Eric Froehlich
0
Final standings
Place
Player
Prize
Pro Points
Team
Comment
1
Gerry Thompson
$50,000
30
Mutiny
2nd Final day
2
Yuuya Watanabe
$20,000
26
Musashi
4th Final day
3
Ken Yukuhiro
$15,000
24
Musashi
3rd Final day
4
Martin Müller
$12,000
22
Genesis
2nd Final day
5
Chris Fennel
$10,000
20
Lingering Souls
2nd Final day
6
Marc Tobiasch
$9,000
18
EUreka
7
Christian Calcano
$7,500
17
MTG Bent Card
8
Eric Froehlich
$6,000
16
Channel Fireball Ice
5th Final day
Pro Player of the year standings
Team Series standing
Grand Prix
Pro Tour Hour of Devastation
Kyoto (27–30 July 2017)
Prize pool: $250,000
Format: Standard, Booster Draft
Top 8
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
1
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
3
8
Seth Manfield
2
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
3
Wing Chun Yam
2
4
Wing Chun Yam
3
5
Shintaro Kurata
1
Paulo Vito Damo da Rosa
3
Samuel Pardee
2
3
Samuel Black
3
6
Felix Leong
2
Samuel Black
2
Samuel Pardee
3
2
Samuel Pardee
3
7
Yusuke Sasabe
2
Final standings
Place
Player
Prize
Pro Points
Team
Comment
1
Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa
$50,000
30
Channel Fireball Ice
12th Final day, 2nd Pro Tour win
2
Samuel Pardee
$20,000
26
Face to Face Games
2nd Final day
3
Samuel Black
$15,000
24
Mutiny
3rd Final day
4
Yam Wing Chun
$12,500
22
5
Shintaro Kurata
$10,000
20
Pro Tour Debut
6
Felix Leong
$9,000
18
7
Yusuke Sasabe
$7,500
17
Pro Tour Debut
8
Seth Manfield
$6,000
16
Genesis
3rd Final day
Team Series standing
Source:[54]
Pro Player of the Year final standings
The 2016–17 Pro Tour season ended after Pro Tour Hour of Devastation. These are the final standings of the Player of the Year race, including every player who at the end of the season reached 52 points (Platinum-level, the highest Pro Club Level).[55]
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